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Also worth crediting him on the infrastructure deal. This piece of legislation had a lot of needed stuff in it.
For instance
Money to replace lead service pipes
Money for bridges, etc
A HUGE sorely needed investment in public transportation including passenger rail
Various green initiatives (ev charger network, solar and power efficiency incentives)
Etc.
It has been a really long time since the federal government has delivered anything (besides tax cuts that lean towards the wealthy) so it's a big deal that this was pushed through.
The infrastructure deal is largely invisible. The value behind it won't be seen for decades and there will be years of fraud and abuse it will have to overcome.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/17/democrats-shrinking-infrastructure-plan-00039588
https://theconversation.com/1-2t-infrastructure-plan-offers-lucrative-target-for-fraud-171453
Fair enough, it was watered down in the name of compromise. The last piece of major legislation that I was enthusiastic about was the ACA, and look what that ended being after negotiation/compromise - better than nothing I guess, but, in my opinion, a lost opportunity due to poor leadership. Biden has been fairly effective in that context.